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NY / Rochester - 2008-15

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allikat:
Oh that's great news...I read the blog and it mentioned that the pair returned together and that was about it so this could be the one for Mariah....Let's hope! 

carly:
I was finally able to read the full report this moring, last night there were problems with the board.  Here is the direct link and an excerpt from Carol's report (hopefully ok to post it)..sounds very encouraging..and sounds like courtship behaviour!

http://www.rfalconcam.com/falconwatch/

Two Falcons came flying in from the south. Mariah in the lead the Tiercel
behind her. They both flew back to the Kodak Tower and around it. I quickly jumped in my car and drove over to the KTower.

Mariah had landed on the SE corner of the launchpad and the Tiercel was doing all kinds of fancy flying in front her. I really expected them to mate or
copulate, but it never happened.

There was glorious ee-chupping filling the air!

The Tiercel flew by Mariah, heading north and Mariah was off in a flash. They
both did a U-turn, heading back towards me. Both Mariah and the Tiercel flew over me, low, and at a great rate of speed. I just watched and enjoyed the show.

They took off heading south.

allikat:
Oh that's great news...let's hope that this tiercel is a potential mate for years to come and that he finds a great nestbox (not try the Kodak tower) to raise some chicks with Mariah.  Come on Mariah, show your talons off and you go girl!!!

carly:
Good news today; the Mariah watchers spotted Mariah flying around with a tiercel today.  Too early to tell who it is and whether he's just passing through or if this could be a potential mate for her...but a positive sign none the less  ;D  You go Mariah  8)

The Peregrine Chick:
Hard to say what might happen ... the only two scenarios I know of examples are:

Mariah could lay and incubate with new mate - that happened here when T-Rex replaced his father Pop mid-incubation
Mariah could lay and abandon her eggs - not sure how likely that is or the exact reasons/timing for it - I do know that it has happened, though not here

In any case, it would really take a DNA test to know who is (or isn't) the Dad.

My advice for what its worth is don't worry about who the father is, just keep your fingers crossed that Mariah finds a replacement because she can't raise the chicks by herself - she can't leave the chicks alone to be able to hunt enough to feed herself and them, particularly in the first 10 days when she needs to regulate their body temperatures.  She is on the territory and defending it no doubt, so with luck, she will attract a passing male (and I have only started to see reports of migrating falcons - American Kestrels mostly, only a couple of peregrines - at the hawk watch locations in the US) and this year will not be a lost year for Mariah and her fans in Rochester ...

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